Shoes
The specially made fine footwear
That decreed burdens of feet bear:
The long walks that leave feet blistered
And owner's once calm look, flustered;
The endless climbs of hills gravel
And paths one is sure aren't level...
Man's shoes are nicely leathery
But don't claim they aren't rubbery,
The former often expensive;
After purchase one's mood pensive...
Shoes there are we rate above robe:
Rock Musicians'
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Categories:
footwear, beauty, clothes, fashion, money,
Form: Rhyme
Footwear Footles
When it's show time
High heels
Show steals
When you wanna become fit
Seeker's
Sneakers
When you're inspired by the driver
Chauffer's
Loafers
When you're in that hippie phase
Hip hop's
Flip flops
When you don't wanna play
No jumps
With pumps
When you feel lazy
Let's don
Slip-on
When everyone is impressed
Black boots
Two hoots!
15th November 2022
For Mark Toney's "2022 Poetry Marathon Mile 21" contest
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Categories:
footwear, fun,
Form: Footle
Footwear and a Mendicant
Footwear and a mendicant
After going to several shoe shops, I found shoes that fitted me
happy, I walked along and saw a woman sitting on the pavement
begging, she looked old for her age severely marked by poverty.
I stopped and looked for change; I didn’t have any, the woman
waited, what to do now?
I could not walk
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Categories:
footwear, anxiety, blessing, emotions,
Form: Blank verse
Acme Footwear
Acme sold sneakers
not much of a selection
when I was a child
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Categories:
footwear, nostalgia,
Form: Haiku
Categories:
footwear, funny
Form: Monorhyme
Categories:
footwear, life
Form: Free verse